"used Fastext keys (different coloured buttons on the TV remote control) to select the desired answer from a choice of four, and was ""presented"" by virtual host Bamber Boozler, who derived his name from the word ""bamboozle"" and the name of University Challenge host, Bamber Gascoigne. Bamber Boozler's appearance was constrained by the limitations of the Level 1 World System Teletext alpha mosaic display format. From 1993–2005, Teletext competitions editor Julian Edwards created the quiz ""Bamber Boozler"" and the character ""Bamber Boozler"". In later years, journalists Charlie Ghagan and, latterly, Roger Wilkinson oversaw the quiz. Roger Wilkinson also provides content"
"credits. The channel's official tribute to Jeremy Beadle was broadcast on 4 February 2008 where various celebrity friends including Lord Sugar paid tribute. Beadle was cremated at Marylebone Crematorium on 14 February 2008 and interred in Highgate Cemetery (his headstone bears the inscription ""Writer, Presenter, Curator of Oddities""). A further tribute was aired on Friday 16 May, ""An Audience Without Jeremy Beadle"", hosted by Chris Tarrant and with contributions from Alan Sugar, Henry Kelly, Ken Campbell, Anneka Rice and others. Beadle's obituary in ""The Daily Telegraph"" claimed that he ""was the most avidly watched presenter on television"". On 15 August"
"ever witnessed,"" Holcombe said later. The festivities became so raucous that a radio broadcast from the hotel by actress, singer and World War II pinup girl Dorothy Lamour was cut off by the network; assuming he was off-air, NBC audio engineer Raoul Murphy uttered an expletive heard live nationwide and dead air greeted the audience for a very long twenty seconds. Due to the numerous broadcast difficulties, Lamour reportedly fled the stage in tears. The ""Houston Chronicle""'s society editor wrote that the event was ""bedlam in diamonds"". ""Life"" called it ""...the most dazzling exhibition of evening dresses and big names"
"than nine million viewers, and was the most watched television program of the night. For the week of his death, ""World News Tonight"" placed number one in the ratings race for the first time since June 2004. Jennings's widow, Kayce Freed, and family held a private service in New York. Jennings was cremated and his ashes split in half. Half of his ashes remained in his home in Long Island and the other half was placed in his summer home in the Gatineau Hills, near Ottawa. The 57th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 18, 2005, included a tribute to Jennings"
"Song Contest winners, television personalities, snooker players and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, attended McCrudden's funeral at the Corpus Christi Church in Griffith Avenue, Dublin on 24 February 2010. Boyzone member Keith Duffy was one of those who helped carry the coffin. Fellow Boyzone member and friend Mikey Graham tweeted his disappointment at the news — ""Very sad today. Lost a very close pal on Saturday and just found out before I went on ice. So damn tough, another friend gone. RIP pal."" — he was unable to attend the funeral as he was in London rehearsing for a television"
"TV station. He also appears memorably in ""So You Want to Know Your Relatives"", a Joe McDoakes spoof of ""This Is Your Life""; Nelson plays the master of ceremonies, happily ushering unsavory guests onstage. After a year-long battle with cancer, Nelson died on September 12, 1986 in Hollywood and was entombed in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, where he shares a columbarium niche with his friend and fellow radio actor, Hanley Stafford, both men having been married to actress Veola Vonn. His distinctive appearance and manner of saying ""Y-e-e-e-s?"" has been parodied frequently in film and television, most notably"
"Brian May. Following the cremation, a service of thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey on 15 June 2018, after which his ashes were interred in the Abbey's nave, alongside the grave of Sir Isaac Newton and close to that of Charles Darwin. During the service, readings and tributes were made by Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Hawking in a BBC television film, astronaut Tim Peake, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, and Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne. Inscribed on his memorial stone are the words ""Here lies what was mortal of Stephen Hawking 1942 - 2018"" and his most famed equation. He directed,"
"but with a noticeably subdued tone. Steve Allen took Fred's chair on the panel. During the final ninety seconds of the program Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf (whose eyes began to tear) gave brief but heartfelt tributes to Fred. A somber Dorothy Kilgallen thanked Steve Allen for stepping in and helping them to carry on at a difficult moment; a similar on-air farewell would air after Kilgallen herself died unexpectedly in 1965. Fred Allen is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. Both his real and stage names are engraved on the headstone. Allen has"
"according to the ITV continuity announcement. Forsyth told the ""Daily Mirror"" the previous day that Crowther had written to congratulate him on obtaining the job of presenting ""The Price is Right"" when it was relaunched in 1995. Crowther was cremated a week later, on 7 October. His ashes were later scattered at Lord's and a memorial service was held for him in London on 27 November. Leslie Crowther Leslie Douglas Sargent Crowther (6 February 1933 – 29 September 1996) was an English comedian, actor, TV presenter, and game show host. Crowther was born in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. At the end"
"song ""Candle in the Wind"" that was dedicated to her. Protocol was disregarded when the guests applauded the speech by Diana's younger brother Earl Spencer, who strongly criticised the press and indirectly criticised the Royal Family for their treatment of her. The funeral is estimated to have been watched by 31.5 million viewers in Britain. Precise calculation of the worldwide audience is not possible, but estimated at around 2.5 billion. After the end of the ceremony, the coffin was driven to Althorp in a Daimler hearse. Mourners cast flowers at the funeral procession for almost the entire length of its"
"It was voted Best Drama Moment on the BBC's annual ""TV Moments"" broadcast in 2004. The same year, a poll conducted for National Pub Week ranked the scene where a barman scoops some of Rachel's ashes into a bucket the fifth best of various pub-related television scenes. In 2008, the death was ranked at number three in Sky One's ""50 Greatest TV Endings"" programme. In a 2010 public poll to promote Freeview HD, Rachel's death was ranked as the seventh most emotional TV moment. In 2011, Rachel's wedding to Adam was placed at number nine in Channel 5's ""Greatest TV"
"in 24 hours, and over a half-billion hits to the webpage. The service was broadcast live around the world, and was believed to have been watched by more than 2.5 billion people. Jackson's solid-bronze casket (which reportedly cost USD $25,000) was placed in front of the stage. Numerous celebrity guests attended the services. His brothers each wore a single, white, sparkling glove, while Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Jermaine Jackson and others sang his songs. Jackson's then 11-year-old daughter, Paris, broke down as she told the crowd, ""I just want to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has"
"later found in his system during an autopsy. Actor Michael Rapaport was one of the participants in the game, and missed a taping of the IFC television series ""Dinner for Five"", as discussed on season 1 episode 5 and season 1 episode 7 of that series. Demme was cremated, and his ashes were given to his family. Much of one edition of the IFC program ""Dinner for Five"" was given over to a description of Demme's last night and fond reminiscences about his life, mostly by Denis Leary and the show's host Jon Favreau. This touched on Demme's being a"
"funeral; their father had taken them to Australia. Thousands of mourners followed the funeral service on large screens outside the church. It was broadcast live on Sky News, which followed the service from outside since Goody had wanted a private ceremony for friends and family. Sky Living aired five tributes to Goody, documenting her early life, fame and final months, from 2009 to 2012. The final episode of ""Big Brother"" on Channel 4 featured a 15-minute tribute, praising her as the ultimate ""Big Brother"" contestant. In April 2009 Digital Spy called Goody the ""ultimate reality TV star"", and plans were"
"Nipsey Russell Julius ""Nipsey"" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American comedian, poet, and dancer best known for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, including ""Match Game"", ""Password"", ""Hollywood Squares"", ""To Tell the Truth"" and ""Pyramid"". His appearances were frequently distinguished in part by the short, humorous poems he would recite during the broadcast. These lyrics became so closely associated with Russell that Dick Clark, Bill Cullen, Betty White, and others regularly referred to him as ""the poet laureate of television."" He also had a leading role"
"a presenter and producer of Central Independent Television's flagship ethnic minorities current affairs programme ""Here and Now"" during the early 1980s. Minster provided the narration for the controversial Central television documentary ""The Men Who Killed Kennedy"", which outlined various theories concerning the assassination of the American president John F. Kennedy. Minster died from cancer in London on 24 November 1999. His body was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. The epitaph on the gravestone reads: ""The noblest of men. He brought laughter to a million hearts. Loving father to Leo, Quona, Jack and Lyall. Beloved partner to Nicola. So sorely missed."
"also thanked everyone who e-mailed, and sent their condolences. She told an anecdote about how someone in the family had put a can of beer in Hank's casket. She said that ""someone else slipped a bottle of Jack Daniel's in under Hank's coat."" She ultimately left the items in the casket because she said that's what Hank would have wanted. Talk of Hank's death in the media was cut short by the events of 9/11. Early in the 8 O'Clock hour of the Stern Show on 9/11, Stern was interviewing an executive from the E! channel who said that they"
"lung. Soo fell to the ground and said in perfect English, ""Oh my God. Something's happened. Lower the curtain."" It was the first and last time since adopting his persona that William ""Chung Ling Soo"" Robinson had spoken English in public. Soo was taken to Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital, but died the following morning. He is buried in East Sheen Cemetery in East Sheen, a suburb of London. The assistant who fired the gun, Jack Grossman, appeared on the UK TV show The Paul Daniels Magic Show, broadcast on November 6, 1982, where he assisted magician Paul Daniels to successfully"
"Bob Dyer Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, ""Pick a Box"". At the height of his radio career, Dyer and his friend and rival, Jack Davey, were regarded as Australia's top quiz comperes. Bob and his wife, Dolly, were probably, after Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies, the most recognised"
"of Olson's death until October 15 when then-host Bob Barker paid tribute to Olson in an attached segment that followed the end credits. In that segment, Barker said, ""Since taping this program, we've lost our good friend, Johnny Olson. You'll continue to see and hear Johnny on the many programs he's already taped. He was dearly loved by all of us and he'll be sorely missed."" Followed by a picture of Olson with the caption ""IN MEMORIAM 1910–1985."" The last new Olson-announced ""The Price is Right"" episode aired on November 21, 1985. Olson was entombed at Rosewood Cemetery in Lewisburg,"
"close friend of Corbett, said that he was his ""comedy idol"". Corbett's funeral service, for family and friends, was held on 18 April 2016, at the St John the Evangelist Church near his home in Shirley. In tribute to one of his classic ""Two Ronnies"" comedy sketches, four candles were displayed at the back of the altar. He was cremated following a private service at Croydon Crematorium. Mourners included Sir Michael Parkinson, David Walliams, Rob Brydon and Jimmy Tarbuck. Barry Cryer, who worked with and first met Corbett 50 years ago, said, ""I can't think of him without smiling... I'm"
"Kenneth Kendall Kenneth Kendall (7 August 1924 – 14 December 2012) was a British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC, where he was a contemporary of fellow newsreaders Richard Baker and Robert Dougall. He is also remembered as the host of the Channel 4 game show ""Treasure Hunt"", which ran between 1982 and 1989, as well as the host of ""The World Tonight"" in the 1968 science fiction film """". Kendall was born in India where his father, Frederic William Kendall (d. 30 May 1945) worked. He was brought up in Cornwall. Kendall was"
"his ashes were placed under a favorite tree on his property in Largo, Florida, near his mother's development. Ten days before his death, he had asked his brother to pour the ashes of his dog in the same spot. Vince McMahon, with whom Savage had a longtime strained relationship, paid tribute to Savage in a ""Time"" magazine article, describing Savage as ""one of wrestling's all-time greats."" TNA held a ten bell salute in Savage's honor the night of his death. WWE aired a tribute video on the May 23 episode of ""Raw"". Later that night, CM Punk paid tribute to"
"Follett's book and was shown as it is today in the final scene. The cathedral was the setting for the 2005 BBC television drama ""Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle"", written by Rhidian Brook and directed by Susanna White. Kevin McCloud climbed the cathedral in his programme called ""Don't Look Down!"" in which he climbed high structures to conquer his fear of heights. The cathedral was the subject of a Channel 4 ""Time Team"" programme which was first broadcast on 8 February 2009. As of 22 January 2018: Prominent among later burials in the cathedral is Ted Heath (1916–2005), who served"
"Espases Hospital in Palma. On 28 October half of his ashes were scattered from a firework rocket at the playing field of his former school Rishworth School. It was his wish that half his ashes were scattered at the school and the other half in Majorca. John Noakes John Noakes (born John W. Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and personality, best known for co-presenting the BBC children's magazine programme ""Blue Peter"" in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and 6 months."
"was buried in Westminster Abbey. His lavish tomb bears a Latin inscription that may be translated as ""The Enigma of the World"". Here, too, he was depicted surrounded by mythical figures. The black marble sculptures at each corner include Mars and Neptune, in reference to his military and naval exploits; on the catafalque lie bronze-gilt effigies of the Duke and his wife (who long survived him), cast by Hubert le Sueur. Buckingham is clad in armour, enriched with crossed anchors and with an ermine cloak over it. He wears on his breast the chain and George of the Garter and"
"2013 onwards. Waddell's funeral was held in Leeds on 22 August 2012. Before Waddell's funeral he was cremated earlier in the day in a private ceremony. Sid Waddell Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the 'Voice of Darts' due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC, and Sky Sports television broadcasters. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work,"
"frightening the show was during his introduction paying homage to ""Night Gallery"". The tradition was revived for ""Treehouse of Horror V""; after that, they were permanently dropped and the writers did not make any attempts at reviving them. In the opening segment of the episode, and the four subsequent episodes, the camera zooms through a cemetery where tombstones with humorous epitaphs can be seen. These messages include the names of canceled shows from the previous television season and celebrities such as Walt Disney and Jim Morrison. They were last used in ""Treehouse of Horror V"", which included a solitary tombstone"
"and his ashes were retained by his widow. Seattle's Space Needle observation tower went dark from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST on May 18, 2017, in honor of Cornell and his contributions to the city's music scene. In the same night, Ann Wilson paid tribute to Cornell singing Soundgarden's ""Black Hole Sun"" on ""Jimmy Kimmel Live!"". Soundgarden's drummer, Matt Cameron, was the first of Cornell's former bandmates to comment on his death saying ""my dark knight is gone"" via Facebook. Pearl Jam, whom Cameron also drums for, released a tribute on their website with a picture of Cornell entitled"
"companion Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, who was the acting security manager of the Hôtel Ritz Paris. Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash. The televised funeral, on 6 September, was watched by a British television audience that peaked at 32.10 million, which was one of the United Kingdom's highest viewing figures ever. Millions more watched the event around the world. The sudden and unexpected death of an extraordinarily popular royal figure brought statements from senior figures worldwide and many tributes by members of the public. People left public offerings of flowers, candles, cards, and personal messages outside"
"was unclear as to what would be discovered inside or even if the rusted container could even be opened. He was glad he made this decision when it became clear during the recording that the capsule at had some point been opened - probably at the time it was moved and reburied - and that the contents had been wrapped entirely differently from the original burial. By editing the video of the opening, he managed to avoid this becoming obvious to the viewers. A second box was buried alongside the original by presenters Simon Groom, Peter Duncan and Janet Ellis,"
"red rose. The funeral liturgy was held at the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church on Pittsburgh's North Side. The eulogy was given by Monsignor Peter Tay. Yoko Ono and John Richardson were speakers. The coffin was covered with white roses and asparagus ferns. After the liturgy, the coffin was driven to St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery in Bethel Park, a south suburb of Pittsburgh. At the grave, the priest said a brief prayer and sprinkled holy water on the casket. Before the coffin was lowered, Paige Powell dropped a copy of ""Interview"" magazine, an ""Interview"" T-shirt, and a"
"developed Alzheimer's disease and became reclusive until his death in 1984. Dolly died almost twenty one years later, on Christmas Day 2004. Bob Dyer Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, ""Pick a Box"". At the height of his radio career, Dyer and his friend and rival, Jack Davey, were regarded"